frontal bone
frontal bone noun: the bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity.
Noun
frontal bone (plural frontal bones)
- The bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity.
- The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…].1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Either of the pair of bones from which the frontal bone is formed by fusion in infancy.
frontal bone meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Vietnamese
frontal bone in Tamil
- நெற்றிப்பகுதி எலும்பு, முன்னுச்சி எலும்பு, நுதலெலும்பு
frontal bone in Tagalog
- bone of the forehead
- butong-noo
frontal bone in Vietnamese
- bone of the forehead
- xương trán
Forms of frontal bone
| plural | frontal bones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | frontal |
Questions about frontal bone
- What does frontal bone mean?
- Frontal bone means the bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity.
- What is frontal bone in Tamil?
- Frontal bone in Tamil is நெற்றிப்பகுதி எலும்பு, முன்னுச்சி எலும்பு, நுதலெலும்பு. See Frontal bone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is frontal bone?
- Frontal bone is a noun.
- What is the plural of frontal bone?
- The plural of frontal bone is frontal bones.
Words near frontal bone in the dictionary
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